Ben Royce 🇺🇦ps:
the #shoebill is indeed intimidating. they can get up to 5 feet tall (152 cm) with a wingspan of 7.5-8.5 feet (230-260 cm)
its binomial taxonomy latin name is Balaeniceps rex (king whale head)
B rex
however, they are quite friendly with us
if you mimic their characteristic headshake, even a mother shoebill will let you near her nest
apparently the shoebill accepts us as weird looking shoebills
they live in east/ central #africa, and were known to ancient egypt
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